स होवाच । भगवन्तं वा अहम् एभिः सर्वैर् आर्त्विज्यैः पर्यैषिषम् । भगवतो वा अहम् अवित्त्यान्यान् अवृषि
sa hovāca | bhagavantaṃ vā aham ebhiḥ sarvair ārtvijyaiḥ paryaiṣiṣam | bhagavato vā aham avittyānyān avṛṣi
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
He said: 'I looked for you, Sir, for all these sacrificial offices, but not finding you, I chose others.'
Translated by F. Max Müller